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Salvadore Poe
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  1. 18h ago

    Good Morning Wake Up - Ep. 126 Pure Aware Being and Non Duality

    Good morning, everyone. I thought today we can just really abide as pure aware being, really come to know that more and more, see its profound nature, its value, and really recognize more and more that that’s what I am. That’s who I am at source. So for a moment, just allow attention to be open. ««»» Prior to any movements of the body or the mind, all of which are fine, but prior to that, we’re just attending to ourself. ««»» So, what do I mean by pure aware being? Well, aware, we can’t deny that, right? Aware is not a thing or an object like awareness or something, but just simply aware. Can’t deny that, right? ««»» And being, you can’t deny that you are, I am. Not I am this or I am that, simply, I am. This is being, isn’t it? ««»» So, aware being. Two aspects of you, that are really the same. ««»» And I say pure because this is stainless, spotless, untouched by any movements of body or mind. ««»» Pure aware being has no name, has no form, has no color, texture, time, history, opinions, preferences, beliefs, fears, worries, birth or death, Pure Aware Being. Just now, for a moment, be that. ««»» All of those attributes that I mentioned come with the rising I. ««»» You can see that for yourself. If you’re just here, pure aware being, and I say, for example, “there’s no fear in pure aware being.” Then you say, “yes, but I noticed some fear. “This is just one example. You can choose whatever you want. But I noticed some fear. Okay. Where is that fear arising? ««»» It’s arising as an attribute of the rising I. The self-ego that sees itself as an individual, separate. ««»» Or if you say, “okay, you say pure aware being has no time, no past, but what about my past?” Okay. Again, where is that past appearing? What is that past attributed to? The rising I, of course. ««»» The rising I is the ego, separative self, all of that. The one that has a story. The one that has history. But right now, pure aware being. ««»» If you can recognize this as what I am eternally, prior to rising as a separate I, but what I am eternally, if you can recognize that, then you can also say, I have no history. I only am. ««»» Is that clear? I think for most people. ««»» So a holiday is to know myself not as the rising I with its attributions, its separation from everything else, not to know myself as that, but to know myself prior to the rising of that, pure aware being. ««»» And so, I say, know yourself in a little different way than you’ve known before. ««»» No need to deny anything. The body, thoughts, emotions, experiences, sensory perceptions, no need to deny anything. Those all are here arising just as wave rises out of the ocean. When a wave rises out of the ocean, what you’re looking at is ocean with the name wave on it. So when you look at yourself, body, mind and all of that, what you’re looking at is source rising as whatever is rising in this moment in form and appearance. ««»» This is what I say is non-duality. I’m not just awareness. I’m awareness and also the rising body-mind. The rising body mind is source in appearance. Not two. ««»» So for a moment, let’s just be, pure aware being ««»» It’s good to be with you. I’ll be back again tomorrow. Peace. www.liberationis.com Salvadore Poe - Liberation IS is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Salvadore Poe - Liberation IS at salvadorepoe.substack.com/subscribe

  2. 1d ago

    Good Morning Wake Up - Ep. 125 Do I Have to Kill the Ego?

    Good morning, everyone. You know, it doesn’t really matter if attention is going to objects. It’s very natural for that to happen, even thoughts. The main event really is to be convinced completely that my timeless aware being is eternally here. And that really the movements of life, whether they’re pleasant or unpleasant, are okay. That is what life is, embodied life. So, it’s not about never having thoughts or never having attention go to an object or something like that. If we have that idea, then there is someone here who has a problem. And that problem being, “oh no, I was attending to something for the last five minutes or two hours”, or whatever. So there must be something wrong. And so that’s not what we’re doing. Having said that, and without any pressure or force, coming out into the sun of pure aware being, my eternal essential nature, is good. Well, in your own experience, you know, and I think that’s what we’ll talk about today, in your own experience, release from the contracted attention to self is very good, isn’t it? Let’s just face it, you know. Because there you recognize contentment. Nothing is lacking, everything’s complete and whole. This is what I am. You recognize you’re a really true essential being which is complete and whole and lacking nothing and really has no fear and has no birth and death either. It’s simply aware being now. And so yes, it’s good to be as that a lot. Let’s do that now for a moment. ««»» You’re immediately off the carousel of endless movement, endless insecurity, endless projection, fear and desire, worries and problems, hopes and desires, all of that. When we have a holiday, we’re immediately off of that carousel. Let’s have another moment of that. ««»» If you recognize this pure aware being as your core, really, or your root, or your source, or whatever, your essence, what I am, then you recognize really the contentment and ease of being, and end of seeking anything in the world. Just a contentment of being. ««»» It’s good for that to be very clear for you. It’s very experiential, isn’t it? This is really your experience of living, of life, of what I am, can be this. ««»» And the other thing that’s important to recognize is the experience of rising with the I and the carousel involved with that. When we rise with the I and get into that whole world, of self, with time, past and future, story of me, good me, bad me, hopes, fears, desires, concerns and worries, life and death, well, that’s a very different experience, isn’t it? ««»» And that experience, or that self, that story, is, it’s really a phantom, isn’t it? It’s not an actual being, because actual being is what I am, actual being, being is what I am. Rising as self is a movie projected on the screen of being. And just like a movie on the screen in a theater, the movie is only shadow and light. it has no actual substance. The only real substance there is the screen. The only substance of you is pure aware being. ««»» So again, using the discernment of seeing the difference between those two makes you realize that just falling for that story and being thrown around by it is silly, really, you know? It’s, of course, what my whole life has been, what the life of human consciousness has been due to the fact that we haven’t known anything different, so there’s no fault. But really having the discernment to see what’s going on there and to see how much our experience of life and also our response and reaction in life as well, how we live this life, how much it’s affected by that story, which is shadow and light, has no actual substance and is a phantom. How much does that affect our experience of being and our way of being as well in the world? ««»» And so, to circle back to what I said earlier, to have the idea that you’re never going to attend to that rising I story is not so realistic, perhaps. What’s more realistic and very doable is to know the difference between pure aware being, which is actual who I am and the phantom story that rises that I get caught up with and in and act in this world as. To know the difference between the two, discernment. And so, even without killing that rising I and having it never rise again, even without that happening, because you know what’s going on between pure aware being and the phantom I, you know it brings a different quality to your life and your being just by that fact of knowing this and being convinced and doubtless that my essence is pure aware being. That’s what I am. And this rising phantom I is not even a problem, is it? No problem. Let it come, let it go. ««»» I hope I’m getting my point across here because I don’t want to give the impression that you have to be on Holiday 24 hours a day. If you never have another thought again for the rest of your life, that’s all good and well. It’s not realistic nor even necessary. So what I want to say is that you’re free regardless of the so-called rising I, which actually isn’t an I. It’s a phantom I. It’s not really I. What I am is a where-being. And I rise like a movie on a screen as shadow and light, and I call that myself. And fine, no problem. ««»» The Bible says “know what’s true and truth will set you free”, which means know what’s true and knowing this will set you free. It doesn’t say,”kill the ego and killing the ego will set you free.” You’re already free. Ego is just a phantom. And fine. Again, let it come, let it go. But know yourself truly, genuinely, and doubtlessly at your root, which is pure aware being, what I am. And then you will see your life will come to more ease, more peace, more contentment, less fear, less desire, less worry. More surrender to what is, and without denying any movements, living this life fully as well, you know. ««»» Let’s have a holiday for a moment, pure aware being prior to the rising of the phantom I. ««»» Secure, safe, home, fulfilled, complete, content, happy. That’s what I am. Always. ««»» It’s good to be with you. I’ll be back again tomorrow. Peace. www.liberationis.com Salvadore Poe - Liberation IS is a reader-supported publication. 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  3. 3d ago

    Good Morning Wake Up - Ep. 124 The Invitation of the Subtle, Silent Vibration of Peace

    Good morning, everyone. Leaving everything as it is, thoughts, sensations, emotions, sensory objects, not trying to do anything at all with any of that. What’s behind all of it? ««»» Words are imperfect, of course, so the word behind or prior to can never really be accurately describing, but as an invitation. So for a moment, just leave everything as it is. Don’t do anything. ««»» Just to be behind, prior to, beneath, all of that. ««»» When you’re just resting as or abiding as that, it’s very natural for there to be a palpable vibration of silence or peace. It manifests in the body actually as a subtle, pleasant vibration in a way. ««»» The body is only energetic movement, isn’t it? Vibration in a way. And it vibrates at more and more gross levels, you know, thoughts and sensations and all of that. But the subtlest level of its vibration, you can say the first touch of the manifestation of the body is a very subtle, well, dare I say, blissful silence. ««»» If you take a little time to relax, be gentle, continue to take attention away from the moving objects of thoughts and sensations and all of that, and just rest it on your own subjective being, you’ll likely sense or experience that what I’m speaking about. ««»» And while attaining a state of silence or bliss or peace is not the goal, because in truth I’m the knowing of that as well, so even prior to that subtle movement I am, it’s very good to come to know this because it invites you to turn attention to yourself prior to the moving mind, body and all of that and be silent, be still. ««»» So the invitation of this subtle, silent vibration of peace is to just take attention back to yourself and be there. ««»» And nothing needs to be denied for that at all. ««»» So I would invite you to just be prior to the rising, divisive, separating, limiting movement of self and to just be as you are, to be still. ««»» This stillness, what you are, is fully alive. It is life itself. It’s the source of all of the arising movements. And it vibrates with life. And it vibrates with life now, eternally. ««»» And it vibrates as I as well. I, free of name and form. Of time, past and future. Free of story of self. Free of all of the manifold attributions of that story of self. Simply to be, I. ««»» So it’s good to touch into this. You can listen to these audios, which is hopefully helpful for that. And also just sit by yourself sometimes, or you don’t have to be sitting. Walking is a great way to tune into this, actually. Really anything you’re doing. ««»» Don’t deny any movement, any movement of the body, any movement of the mind, nothing. Just simply be that which is behind it all. Always present. ««»» It’s good to be with you. I’ll be back again tomorrow. Peace. www.liberationis.com Salvadore Poe - Liberation IS is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Salvadore Poe - Liberation IS at salvadorepoe.substack.com/subscribe

  4. 3d ago

    Good Morning Wake Up - Ep. 123 Effort and Taking A Stand

    Good morning, everyone. We had a really great mini-intensive this weekend. I think 56 people came. And it was about three hours each night. First couple of hours really immersing in timeless aware being, which was quite powerful. And then we had some really nice conversations after that also. So thank you very much everyone for coming. I really enjoyed being with you all. I’ll likely hold a full seven-week online intensive beginning in November, just to mention. One topic that came up last night, which I thought would be good to inquire into today together, My intention is only and always to, as best as I’m able, reveal something. I don’t want to talk about enlightenment or philosophize about anything. Give some great new beautiful sentences or concepts or any, that doesn’t interest me. What does interest me and my only interest really is to hopefully use a few words to crack open a light in your own knowing and being. And then whatever words are used are not important at all. It’s the recognition that’s important. And I think most people that come to work with me realize that and also get that as well. And honestly, for many people, if not most people, the recognition is quite simple. Rarely is there someone that really can’t recognize what I’m trying to point to. For the most case, we can recognize it, you know, because it’s very simple. It’s your own essential being, so it’s actually quite simple and obvious as well. But that’s the easy part. That’s the beginning. Turns out it’s also the end. But because of habits of the mind and doubts and centuries and millennia old human conditioning, although with yes, extremely simple, it’s not as simple as having one recognition and being finished. So as I say, the recognition is the beginning, but it’s also the end. Although we don’t really know it’s the end yet. But we will. We’ll realize that. So what’s required? The human condition for everyone is that mind is very distracting, alluring, compelling, invasive even. And it seems like a struggle to not engage with the mind. And, of course, yes, that’s true. So, paradoxically, in a way, the recognition is effortless. But, for it to become really doubtless and really the locus of your being takes what can appear to be, and for all intents and purposes is, effort. Because as I said, we’re going against the millennia old human condition of being attracted and compelled by mind and thoughts. So, what’s the effort involved? Well first I say it’s very important to have a clear recognition of your timeless aware being and then secondly to see the really vast difference between that and our normally confused limited experience of being. When we really start seeing the difference, then we begin to value this recognition of freedom more. And in that itself, we become more attracted to that and more desirous of that. So that’s the natural aspect, the natural way, or the natural part of this. So I try to make it clear the beauty and the value of this recognition of timeless aware being, fully content, at peace, at rest, fulfilled, whole, complete, seeking nothing, lacking nothing. When we see that naturally, we become more attracted to it. And as I say, even fall in love with it more and more. And then naturally we’re drawn to being that way. And yet even still, we have to admit, there is still tremendous pull towards attraction to the mind. And because of our many years and eons of falling for that and not taking a stand in freedom, we have, in a way, a weakness that makes us succumb to the mind very easily. And we can see for ourselves, when the mind barks, you jump, let’s be honest, you know. Everything’s very, very interesting in there, isn’t it? Just be honest, yes, everything’s very interesting in my mind, you know. My mind, wow, my mind is so interesting. So yeah, we’re very interested in what goes on in there, you know. And it’s good to just notice that. So what to do? Well, really being tired of all of that is a very good place to be, or fed up. And then coming to the point where we, you know, in a way, take a stand and say, no, I’m going to be free. Because I know what that is. I have recognized it so clearly, you know, it’s so obvious. So no, I’m going to take a stand in freedom. I’m going to not follow every thought that comes into my mind. And as soon as I notice that I’m following those thoughts, I’m going to come out into the sun of pure being, pure timeless aware being. And I’m going to notice how attracted I really am in there still. Something’s very interesting, you know. And I’m going to notice that quite often I succumb as well. But I’m going to notice also that the truth is I don’t have to succumb to that. I can say freedom, that’s what I want. And when that happens is now always. It’s always now. It’s always whenever the mind starts attracting or compelling. That’s when that movement of freedom is essential. That’s where the rubber meets the road. And we see which way did we go in this moment. And you know what? No judgment. This is not a judgment at all. I don’t judge anything. The human condition is as it is. There’s no fault of yours or mine or anyone. So it’s not to judge. It’s to see and notice. That’s all. To see how I operate. To see what is compelling. See what makes me succumb. And that’s all. One thing liberation is definitely not is a magic wand. It’s not gonna just happen. Otherwise it already would have. And it’s not that the teacher or the person sharing the message or whatever you go to, the guru or the master, can wave their hand over you and have you be enlightened all of a sudden. It doesn’t work that way. Someone like me, as I said, wants to reveal something for you in your own being. And that’s possible. That can be done. That’s as far as I can do, really. I can hopefully help make a little crack of light for something to shine through that you recognize, that’s your own recognition, your own knowing within you, nothing to do with me. It’s your own being. That I can do, hopefully. I can also point out or let it be seen how really beautiful and valuable this recognition is. That I can also hopefully do as well. But what I can’t do is live freedom for you. That’s totally, completely up to you. And so, in that case, it can look like effort is needed. But it’s a little, you know, the word effort can seem very doership-y, like I’m the doer now all of a sudden. But it’s not really, that’s not really what it is, because whatever effort comes up is also not created by anyone here. It’s here. The effort is here. Why? Because for whatever reason, you want freedom, you’re fed up with so-called bondage, you’ve recognized a new way that’s possible, and out of that arises the intention, or the effort to take that stand in freedom. And so yeah, we can’t wait around for the magic wand or the lottery of enlightenment to strike our heads. It doesn’t work that way. It works by being devoted to freedom, to truth, to the love of self, the real love of self. It takes falling in love with pure being. Seeing the value of that and the difference to discern between that which is essentially true and eternal now and that which is fleeting and ephemeral and causes birth and death and suffering. And so yeah, everyone who was on the intensive, really so happy to have been with you, that’s wonderful. You have the audios to listen to. Listen again, and you know, know freedom is really, you can have that, you can have that. You just have to, as I just explained, you know, take a stand, you know. If you’re listening to this and you weren’t on the intensive, many of these audios are available to listen to if you’d like to. They’re all pointing to the same thing. So you can listen to these audios. Or come to open meetings, talk to me there. Or if you’re inclined to join a future intensive also. Freedom is for you. Have it. You can have it. It’s good to be with you. I’ll be back again tomorrow. Peace. www.liberationis.com Salvadore Poe - Liberation IS is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Salvadore Poe - Liberation IS at salvadorepoe.substack.com/subscribe

  5. 5d ago

    Good Morning Wake Up - Ep. 122 At The Root I Am Aware Being

    Good morning everyone. At the core or root of every experience, every appearance, is the one aware being that is myself at essence. Let’s be on holiday for a moment. Pure being knowing. ««»» Aware or pure being, but let’s say aware, is constant and here through all experiences. And also through all three states, waking, dream and deep sleep. ««»» And so on a holiday, we just simply attend to pure being aware. And be that for a moment. ««»» This is what I am always, whether I’m consciously aware of it or not. And I know it’s what I am always, because anytime I care to notice, here I am again, the same aware being. ««»» And through every experience before, during and after, I am the same aware being. ««»» So it can be said that what I am at the root or at the heart is aware being. That’s what I am always. And at the same time, I appear as the ever-changing form. Body, mind, thoughts, emotions, sensations, sensory objects. I appear as that. ««»» But my eternal being is simply aware. My ever-changing appearance is the myriad forms, colors, shapes, names that are in constant movement. ««»» And there’s no problem with the form, with the changing aspects of body and mind. It’s not something to get over or get rid of or kill or transcend. The only issue or problem, I guess, is that I’ve come to know myself as exclusively that changing aspect. And I’ve reified that into an actual being that has some substance, solidity and permanence. It’s become the main event of what I am. And by doing that, I’ve limited myself to something that was born and something that will die. ««»» And I suffer along with the ups and downs of that, fears and desires of that movement. The gains and the losses of that movement. Because I’ve come to know myself exclusively as that, and erroneously as well, because I am not exclusively that, at all. What I am eternally is aware being. ««»» The word Shivashakti, one word, points to what I am. I am Shiva, the unmanifest, appearing as Shakti, the manifested energy. I am both. ««»» Knowing myself as aware being, the core, the root, the essence, doesn’t deny the Shakti aspect of what I am either. It means I abide as my eternal being while enjoying the manifested rising of the person. ««»» And no longer thinking there’s something to be fixed here, or changed, or transcended. No longer arguing with this particular person, which happens to have a name attached to it, in this case called Sal. No longer arguing with that. Sal as the person, Sal manifesting as it is in each moment, cannot be anything other than it is. So why argue? ««»» When we live exclusively as that, then we have to argue with it and we have to fix it and correct it and change it and transcend it and get over it. But when we live as our root essence, timeless, eternal being, then we know we don’t have to fix anything and we no longer argue with the person that’s appearing. ««»» It’s good news because you don’t have to get rid of anything, change anything, transcend anything either, none of that. Just simply notice what you are at the core, that’s all. Very simple. And abide there, have that be your main place of abidance. And then that’s what you are. You are that. So for a moment, know my self-aware being. ««»» It’s good to be with you. I’ll be back again tomorrow. Peace. www.liberationis.com Salvadore Poe - Liberation IS is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Salvadore Poe - Liberation IS at salvadorepoe.substack.com/subscribe

  6. 5d ago

    Good Morning Wake Up - Ep. 121 Let's Be On Holiday Together

    Good morning, everyone. Why don’t we just sit together today? I’m not even going to say anything after I just open up the holiday. And then we’ll just be together. For how long? I don’t know. Don’t wait for me to speak or anything like that. Let’s just see. Just attend to pure being, your own essential nature. Just be that. While you’re doing that, notice the movements of mind coming in, notice the distractions, notice the things that pull your attention and distract you from attending to yourself. And then very gently, when you notice that, just come back to pure being again. Know yourself as the source of all of that. And just be there, very relaxed, very easy. Everything will come, everything will go, and you remain. So, for a moment, let’s be on holiday together. ««»» It’s good to be with you. I’ll be back again tomorrow. Peace. www.liberationis.com Salvadore Poe - Liberation IS is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Salvadore Poe - Liberation IS at salvadorepoe.substack.com/subscribe

  7. 6d ago

    Good Morning Wake Up - Ep. 120 Why Does It Seem Difficult to Abide as Pure Being?

    Good morning everyone. What is the resistance to just being? What is the pull that seems to take us away from that? Is there a sense that something is being overlooked or neglected? Avoided? Not given value? Is it the idea that there is something very important in the mind that needs to be attended to? Is it this idea of ego that doesn’t want to relent, lose its own status, its own dominance as the center, the locus of attention? Is there, as is with many people with traumatic backgrounds or PTSD, those movements when they appear are very powerful and demand a lot of attention, and rightfully so. So, is there like a sense of loss if I’m not attending to the movements of the mind, the story of myself? Is there a feeling of losing something there? It can even maybe be a feeling of sadness, like losing a friend or losing a loved one or something, or losing myself. Those are all very valid things that I just mentioned. There are things in the human experience, trauma and PTSD and all those things that can be benefited by attention to them, by modalities to help in some way give some peace, some relief to alleviate that pressure to somewhat of an extent anyway, or maybe largely. And so in that case, just being on Holiday can seem trite in a way. And, as if you are ignoring something important or not dealing with something or denying something. And that can be the case, perhaps. But other than severe trauma or PTSD that is extremely compelling, everyone has things in their lives that are challenging or even traumatic. Everyone, no one goes through life unscathed. So, leaving aside the extremes for now, for someone who wants to come to know peace and freedom, living freedom is very powerful means, no question about it. And if there’s a sense of loss, like I’m losing something or neglecting something, and again, if it’s not something very extreme, if there’s a sense of loss from neglecting something, then have a look, is what I seem to be neglecting really so important? Is the sense of loss just that personal movement of ego, recognizing that it’s doomed, basically? Ego, the personal self, what I am, what I’ve thought myself to be my whole life is kind of like my best friend. To be ready and willing to be what you are prior to that can seem like losing a friend in a way for some people. Because ego is like your doppelganger, isn’t it? It’s the image of yourself in form, closer than a twin, closer than an identical twin. It seems to be you. And so, living free of that is like losing yourself. Or it can be, anyway. We have this idea that we should not ignore or bypass or deny. We have to attend to it. So, and again, as I said, for, you know, people with extreme trauma or PTSD, of course, ignoring isn’t going to do anything. It’s not going to help. Although I’ve worked with people with severe trauma who have been benefited greatly by this work, so there’s no one way. But for the most of us, whatever level of psychological confusion is there, we can attend to that which is prior to that, of course. But we find ourselves to be very compelled or interested with the movements of mind, very habitual, deeply ingrained. So, no fault. Which is why as simple as this work is, as simple as this message is, as simple as the recognition itself is, it’s not trivial to actually live this. One needs to be devoted, really devoted to their own freedom, their own contentment and peace more than they’re devoted to the movements of personal self as mind. I want to present what I know to be or consider to be the highest potential and for those who resonate and are ready to live that more and more, and I don’t at the same time deny that other modalities can be needed or necessary for some people. And even after having a recognition as I share, even if it’s very clear, and even if it’s doubtless, still if there are some things that need to be straightened out, okay, then do that, of course. But if it’s not so strong as to be debilitating, Then I say, take yourself seriously and live freedom. And I say, if you’re ready to live freedom, then do that for sure. Do it, you know. Just notice, as always, in your own laboratory, this body-mind, which is your laboratory, just notice the interest in the movements of mind, the movements of personal self, the movements of personal story, the movements of time, past and future. Just notice those movements and the interest in attending to those. That’s all. Not a judgment. Simply notice. That’s all. And when you notice, come out into the sun of pure being and simply be here free of it. Free of the personal self. Free of the story of me. Free of the past and future story of me. Free of, you know, even the traumas. And just be. It’s good to be with you. I’ll be back again tomorrow. Peace. JOIN THE WEEKEND MINI INTENSIVETHE UNBOUND SPACE OF PURE BEING - August 22 - 23 Salvadore Poe - Liberation IS is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Salvadore Poe - Liberation IS at salvadorepoe.substack.com/subscribe

  8. Aug 20

    Good Morning Wake Up - Ep. 119 Surrender

    Good morning, everyone. Surrender. I heard from a friend today who has many life changes happening now, wondering how to navigate that and having the feeling of the need to control the outcome. Very natural, isn’t it? For all of us, of course. Let’s be on holiday for a moment. ««»» Timeless Essential Innate Being Already Home Complete Fulfilled Content Maybe you recognize that. ««»» Always here as well, whenever we care to notice. ««»» The desire or need to control our life’s circumstance and situation is, of course, the need for the promise of security, the promise that everything’s going to be okay, the promise that I’m okay. And then I’m going to be fine. ««»» The Play of Leela, the Maya, the world of form and all that appears, it’s constantly changing. There’s never security in that at all. There’s never stability in that at all. Everything is in constant movement, flux, change. Anything can be gained or lost in any moment. Always, you know for yourself. ««»» So, while it’s understandable to seek security in the known, of course, “I know what’s going to happen. I can control what’s going to happen. It will end up the way I want it to end up.” Very natural, of course, because that which wants that security is the rising I itself that is inherently not secure. ««»» And so you, rising as the personal self, immediately feel insecure and seek some kind of security in the known. ««»» But the truth is nothing is known. Everything can end right now, finished, over, done. ««»» So, all of the teachings and religions speak about surrender. And it’s true. But what does it mean? You can’t choose to surrender, you can’t do surrender. If so, it can often feel like, okay, I give up, it’s hopeless, it’s useless, you know, that kind of dejected mindset. But that’s not true surrender. Let’s have a holiday. ««»» Here and now, prior to the rising I, unborn being. ««»» What a holiday is, is the surrender of ego, the surrender of the rising I. That’s what a holiday is, for a moment. ««»» But more importantly is to recognize in this holiday that I am perfectly fine, fulfilled, whole, complete, content. ««»» I’ll never find those things in the world of form, in and of itself, in the acquiring or attaining the desire or wish of ego, of my personal I-self. Because that’s completely temporal, ephemeral, fleeting. I’ll never attain security there. ««»» It’s already attained as myself. That’s the only place it’s ever attained. So surrender is knowing that. ««»» One interesting thing to note is that however many years you’ve been here alive as this body-mind, how many things have you lost? How many things have gone your way or not gone your way? How many things have come and gone? And how are you now in this moment? Look right this moment on holiday, how are you? ««»» Well, if you’re resting as your timeless being, you know you’re completely fine, don’t you? ««»» How much worry and concern and fear have you gone through in your life over the gaining and losing of those objects? And look at yourself now, fine. So, what happened? ««»» If your peace and contentment is dependent on the outcome of a wish or desire, well, then, you know, you’re in trouble. For one reason, then you’re projecting, constantly projecting into the future how it’s going to be later when I get what I want, when things are in the particular order that I want them to be in. But, you know, if that happens, it’s a coincidence, but quite often that’s not the way it happens, is it? ««»» Surrender is knowing there is no control over the future, over the events of life. There’s no control over any of that. Again, sometimes something happens that matches with my desire for it, but quite often that’s not the case. ««»» Surrender is knowing that there actually is no control, and being not only fine with that, but being very happy with that. Because it’s the end of the one who needs control. You see, surrender is not the rising I surrendering. Surrender is the end of the rising I that needs to be in control. Like now, for a moment, let’s be on holiday together, unborn. ««»» This moment now is surrender. Value freedom, value your own self, true self-love, love of my essential innate being, the true self of all, the source of all. Value that. ««»» And this way, everything’s fine, you know everything’s fine. ««»» Not only fine, more than fine, more than enough. ««»» You don’t do surrender. You as personal rising I ego self does not do surrender. You are surrender. That’s what you are. Just be that. ««»» It’s good to be with you. I’ll be back again tomorrow. Peace. JOIN THE WEEKEND MINI INTENSIVETHE UNBOUND SPACE OF PURE BEING - August 22 - 23 Salvadore Poe - Liberation IS is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Salvadore Poe - Liberation IS at salvadorepoe.substack.com/subscribe

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